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November 5 2024, 16:24 · Trystan Pugh
Updated: November 5 2024, 16:27

Celtic’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Celtic’s Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League

We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Celtic.

Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).

This page will be updated as and when relevant.

TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)

Biggest home victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
9-0: Celtic v KPV Kokkola, 16/09/70, European Cup first round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
5-1: Celtic v Slovan Bratislava, 18/09/2024, league phase

Biggest away victory

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-7: Waterford United v Celtic, 21/10/70, European Cup second round first leg

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-3: Anderlecht v Celtic, 27/09/17, group stage

Biggest home defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
0-5: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain, 12/09/17, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
0-5: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain, 12/09/17, group stage

Biggest away defeat

European Cup/UEFA Champions League
7-0: Barcelona v Celtic, 13/09/16, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
7-0: Barcelona v Celtic, 13/09/16, group stage

All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record

2023/24 Group stage

2022/23 Group stage

2021/22 Second qualifying round

2020/21 Second qualifying round

2019/20 Third qualifying round

2018/19 Third qualifying round

2017/18 Group stage

2016/17 Group stage

2015/16 Play-Offs

2014/15 Play-Offs

2013/14 Group stage

2012/13 Round of 16

2010/11 Third qualifying round

2009/10 Play-Offs

2008/09 Group stage

2007/08 Round of 16

2006/07 Round of 16

2005/06 Second qualifying round

2004/05 Group stage

2003/04 Group stage

2002/03 Third qualifying round

2001/02 Group stage

1998/99 Second qualifying round

1988/89 Second round

1986/87 Second round

1982/83 Second round

1981/82 First round

1979/80 Quarter-finals

1977/78 Second round

1974/75 First round

1973/74 Semi-finals

1972/73 Second round

1971/72 Semi-finals

1970/71 Quarter-finals

1969/70 Runners-up

1968/69 Quarter-finals

1967/68 First round

1966/67 Winners

STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)

Most successive wins

5: 04/08/2010 - 29/08/2012

Most successive draws

3: 22/03/1972 - 19/04/1972

Most successive defeats

4: twice, most recently, 18/10/2017 - 05/12/2017

Most successive games without a defeat

10: 29/09/1971 - 25/10/1972

Most successive games without a win

14: 26/08/2020 - 28/11/2023

Most successive clean sheets

5: 14/07/2017 - 16/08/2017

PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)

Top appearance makers

34: Scott Brown

28: James Forrest

26: Neil Lennon

25: Mikael Lustig

23: Stephen McManus

Top goalscorers

6: Chris Sutton

4: Georgios Samaras

4: Henrik Larsson

4: Moussa Dembélé

3: Alan Thompson

3: Kenny Miller

3. Kyogo Furuhashi

Youngest players

17y 322d: Mitchel Frame (Celtic FC 2-1 Feyenoord, 13/12/23)

18y 199d: Aiden McGeady (FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Celtic FC, 20/10/04)

18y 201d: Ross Wallace (Olympique Lyonnais 3-2 Celtic FC, 10/12/03)

Youngest goalscorers

18y 314d: Tony Watt (Celtic FC 2-1 FC Barcelona, 07/11/12)

19y 305d: Patrick Roberts (Manchester City 1-1 Celtic FC, 06/12/16)

20y 78d: Moussa Dembélé (Celtic FC 3-3 Manchester City, 28/09/16

Oldest players

37y 353d: Kasper Schmiechel (Atalanta BC 0-0 Celtic FC, 23/10/24)

36y 238d: Joe Hart (Celtic FC 2-1 Feyenoord, 13/12/23)

36y 131d: Lubomir Moravcik (Celtic FC 4-3 Juventus, 31/10/01)

Oldest goalscorers

32y 46d: Henrik Larsson (Celtic FC 3-1 RSC Anderlecht, 05/11/03)

31y 357d: Stanislav Varga (AC Milan 3-1 Celtic FC, 29/09/04)

31y 188d: Chris Sutton (Celtic FC 1-3 FC Barcelona, 14/09/04)

Most goals in a match

2 goals: Three times, most recently, Moussa Dembélé (v Manchester City, 28/09/16)

All hat-tricks

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